East Lodge And Gate Piers, Buchanan Castle

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

William Henry Playfair, early 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single-storey with attic inserted to rear (N); former rectangular-plan lodge, converted to L-plan by later additions to rear and W. Classical symmetrical design with doorcase incorporating abstracted entablature with triglyphs to principal elevation (S); round-arched openings to original block; piended roof with deep overhanging eaves. Coursed dressed sandstone with painted ashlar dressings to original block; partially painted coursed rubble extension to rear; rendered extension to W. Architraved openings to original block; base course; painted vertical margins at arrises; droved quoins and long and short surrounds.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central entrance with deep projecting architrave; abstracted entablature with band course and raised corniced frieze at centre incorporating 2 triglyphs; replacement panelled timber door. Flanking windows.

E ELEVATION: 2 regularly disposed windows to original block.

N ELEVATION: 20th century boxed dormer to orignal block; lean-to addition projects below adjoining later glazed lean-to addition to right; further single bay addition adjoins set back to outer right.

W ELEVATION: rendered single bay addition projects to left; painted base course, vertical margins and round-arched window to right return.

Grey slate piended roofs; piended to original block (almost pavilion type) and W addition. 13-pane timber sash and case windows with splayed astragals to original block. Coped rendered central ridge stack; round cans.

INTERIOR: not inspected (1999).

ENTRANCE GATEWAY: pair of rectangular-plan coursed droved sandstone piers painted white; and flanking outer pair of lower height piers (to pedestrian entrances) also painted white; all with base courses (those to main piers stugged) and pyramid coping; cast-iron gates with spiked railings (pair to centre). Flanking swept wing walls; coursed droved sandstone with rounded coping; terminating at lower-height piers.